USPTO Patents Application 09639960

HE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Application of:
Li'gy Kurian etal.

Serial No.: 09/639,960

Filed: August 16, 2000

For: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM UTILIZING ANTENNA
DONGLE

§ Group Art Unit: 2137

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§ Examiner: Callahan, Paul E.

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§ Atty. Docket: COMP:0080/FLE/SWA/EUB

200301718-1

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Sir:

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to the United States Patent and Trademark Office in accordance with 37
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Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450,
on the date below:

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Carta Deblaw

DECLARATION OF LIGY KURIAN UNDER 37 CF.R. S 1.131

I, Ligy Kurian, hereby declare as follows:

1 . I am a co-inventor of record of the above-referenced application.

2. My residence and business addresses are set forth below, along with my
signature.

3. We conceived the subject matter disclosed and claimed in the above-referenced
application at least as early as May 4, 2000. This conception is evidenced by the drawing dated
May 4, 2000, which illustrates a wireless communication system comprising a dongle and USB
connector as set forth in the claims of the above-referenced application. A true and correct copy
of this drawing is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

4. We reduced to practice the subject matter disclosed and claimed in the above-
referenced application at least as early as August 16, 2000. This reduction to practice is

COMP:0080/FLE/SWA/EUB
Declaration Under 37 CFR § 1.131

evidenced by the filing date of the above-referenced application, which represents a constructive
reduction to practice of the claimed invention. The filing receipt for the above-referenced
application clearly indicates a filing date of August 16, 2000. A true and correct copy of the
filing receipt for the above-reference application is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

5. We acted with due diligence to reduce to practice the subject matter disclosed
and claimed in the above-referenced application from conception at least as early as May 4,
2000, to reduction to practice at least as early as August 16, 2000. This due diligence is
evidenced by some of our communications with counsel regarding preparation of the above-
referenced patent application, as well as billing records of these legal representatives, illustrating
efforts to constructively reduce the claimed subject matter to practice. Specifically, Exhibit C
clearly indicates that counsel was obtained to prepare a patent application in order to
constructively reduce the presentiy clauned subject matter to practice. Upon information and
belief. Exhibit D illustrates some of the efforts undertaken between May 2000 and August 2000
by our legal representatives to constructively reduce the claimed subject matter to practice. Also
upon information and belief, still further evidence is provided in Exhibits E and F, which
illustrate correspondence between ourselves, our legal representatives, and the Assignee of the
present patent application related to the constructive reduction to practice. Redacted copies of
these communications and billing records are attached hereto as Exhibits C-F.

COMP:0080/FLE/SWA/EUB
Declaration Under 37 CFR § 1.131

I declare forther that all statements made herein are of my own knowledge, are true and
that all statements made on information £md belief are believed to be true, and further, that these
statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are
punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willfiil false
statements may jeopardize the validity of the application, any patent issuing thereon, or any
patent to which this verified statement is directed.

Ligy Kurian

Declarant's Full Name:

Ligy Kurian

Country of Citizenship:

U.S.A.

Residence Address:

8507 Forest Arbor Court
Houston, Texas 77095

Business Address:

20555 S.H. 249
Houston, Texas 77070